One modeled scenario sees geothermal achieving 2% of total electrical production by 2034 and growing to 10% by 2040…
Category: Opinion/Letters
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Should Countries Recognize Palestine?
But is there a better solution to rescue these well-meaning countries who may be making an error by encouraging Hamas…
EDITORIAL: Graywater, Forever… Part Three
Nowhere in the the 254-page Colorado Water Plan do the state’s foremost water experts discuss the alfalfa problem…
EDITORIAL: Graywater, Forever… Part Two
4.7 million acre feet, diverted and used for agriculture. None of this water can be recycled as graywater…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: To Tell the Truth, Part Two
It now seems politics is substituting for religion as an article of faith among too many in our society…
OPINION: The Transition to Community Stakeholder Corporations
Imperial Shareholder Corporations trace their history back to the tradition and structure of the English East India Company…
EDITORIAL: Graywater, Forever… Part One
Farmers in Colorado typically develop an abiding interest in water, and Rep. Catlin committed nearly 20 years at the Uncompahgre Water Users Association…
BIG PIVOTS: Outrage in Coal Country
Wyoming politicos were furious, some enviros elated. But the Biden administration decision about Powder River coal leasing had no real consequences…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: To Tell the Truth, Part One
Note, the reference to ‘hell’ as the ultimate fate of liars…
EDITORIAL: Hopeful Development in Pagosa Springs, Part Four
Commissioner Brown asked if the County would be responsible for building the new street leading to the proposed admin building…
Pine Ridge Celebrates National Skilled Nursing Care Week
Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Pagosa Springs, was rockin’ out for National Skilled Nursing Care Week…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Our Crucial Need for an Independent Judiciary
“All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary…”
LETTER: The Root of What is Wrong with the World
I saw the photos of former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley signing artillery shells in Israel…
EDITORIAL: Hopeful Development in Pagosa Springs, Part Three
If memory serves, the monument sign shown in the photo was installed at the intersection of South Pagosa Boulevard and Highway 160 in around 1995…
EDITORIAL: Hopeful Development in Pagosa Springs, Part Two
“We are also working on adding more restaurants, and we are optimistic we’ll have more announcements on those, too…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: What Should Be Most Important to Women
Okay, fine. Women have that choice. Where in his comments did Mr. Butker say they didn’t?
EDITORIAL: Hopeful Development in Pagosa Springs, Part One
In April 2023, the Montrose Press posted a hopeful article about Mr. Dragoo’s development company, Colorado Outdoors LLC…
LETTER: Respect for the International Court
As I think of Hamas’ horrific crimes on October 7 and the immense suffering of the residents of Gaza, I am reminded of the words of Paulo Freire…
EDITORIAL: As Pagosa Peak Open School Heads into Summer…
One of the features at PPOS is its focus on ‘Restorative Practices’, an approach to conflict resolution that is now being tried in hundreds of school districts across the country…